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The definition of attraction is the act of enticing someone or something or a person or thing that entices.

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Two people who are drawn to each others looks are an example of people experiencing an attraction.
A ride at an amusement park is an example of an attraction.

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See attraction in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the act of attracting or condition of being attracted
power to attract; charm or fascination
anything that attracts or is meant to attract: “coming attractions” at the movies
Physics the mutual action by which bodies or particles of matter tend to draw together or cohere

See attraction in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The act or capability of attracting.
The quality of attracting; charm.
a. A feature or characteristic that attracts.
b. A person, place, thing, or event that is intended to attract: The main attraction was a Charlie Chaplin film.
a. The electric or magnetic force exerted by oppositely charged particles, tending to draw or hold the particles together.
b. The gravitational force exerted by one body on another.

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